highest scoring defensive midfielder in history

Leon Goretzka has scored the most career goals by a defensive midfielder in Europe's top five leagues, with 27 goals in Bundesliga.

	NAME	G	Rating	M	START	MIN	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Leon Goretzka L. Goretzka	27		128	128	9,997	18	192	116	0	73	163	156	120	15	0
2	Tomáš Souček T. Souček	23		113	113	9,703	7	218	118	0	33	151	337	151	20	2
3	Joshua Kimmich J. Kimmich	21		167	167	14,357	42	289	179	1	56	195	136	108	26	2
4	Franck Kessié F. Kessié	17		64	64	5,640	3	99	58	0	18	73	69	105	9	0
5	Casemiro	16		89	89	7,419	7	279	157	0	26	116	210	148	24	3
6	Rodri	15		114	114	9,737	12	274	174	1	42	113	219	153	25	1
7	Enzo Fernández E. Fernández	13	7.18	66	66	5,734	10	128	59	0	31	47	50	82	14	0
8	Scott McTominay S. McTominay	12		86	86	7,320	3	188	103	0	41	97	170	146	17	0
9	Benjamin André B. André	12		142	142	12,521	9	461	269	1	28	202	269	257	48	0
10	Ellyes Skhiri E. Skhiri	12		138	138	12,076	7	320	204	0	22	294	204	143	18	0
11	Paul Pogba P. Pogba	11		54	54	4,593	11	80	53	0	23	54	69	97	11	0
12	Alexis Mac Allister A. Mac Allister	10	7.36	64	64	5,271	8	153	91	0	28	40	61	94	11	0
13	Jordan Veretout J. Veretout	10		68	68	5,818	4	103	66	0	11	69	73	86	20	1
14	Abdoulaye Touré A. Touré	10		68	68	5,819	1	102	64	0	25	88	60	74	10	1
15	João Palhinha J. Palhinha	9	6.68	79	79	6,765	2	331	183	1	27	95	132	113	29	1
16	Youri Tielemans Y. Tielemans	9		84	84	7,141	12	212	128	0	28	78	88	95	7	0
17	Ilkay Gündogan I. Gündogan	9		40	40	3,362	6	43	24	0	18	30	26	23	4	0
18	Douglas Luiz D. Luiz	8		73	73	6,009	5	127	72	0	19	75	69	112	20	0
19	Corentin Tolisso C. Tolisso	8		53	53	4,256	9	100	64	0	24	51	67	67	5	1
20	Pathé Ciss P. Ciss	7	6.65	54	54	4,198	1	108	62	0	12	83	121	79	19	1
21	Sandro Tonali S. Tonali	7		73	73	5,863	10	124	84	0	36	74	54	77	14	1
22	Robert Andrich R. Andrich	7		38	38	3,089	3	58	35	0	11	56	60	67	7	1
23	Mateo Kovačić M. Kovačić	7		52	52	4,351	2	129	81	0	29	41	34	40	12	1
24	Abdoulaye Doucouré A. Doucouré	7		72	72	6,367	7	138	78	0	29	80	88	86	15	0
25	Pierre Emile Højbjerg P. Emile Højbjerg	7		86	86	7,646	7	193	126	0	18	120	138	121	20	0

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2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

2

Férnandez

1

Aubameyang

1

Pépé

Assists Leaders

2

Díaz

1

Mikautadze

1

Moleiro

Rating Leaders

9.67

Díaz

9.58

Férnandez

9.37

Kang-in

Take-ons Leaders

4

Mikautadze

4

Barrios

4

Pépé

Big Chances Created Leaders

2

Martínez

1

Moreno

1

Kang-in

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

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FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Man City	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Man United	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Brighton	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Brentford	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Newcastle	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Leeds	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Nottm Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Tottenham	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Ipswich	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Coventry	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Espanyol	1	1	0	0	3	3
2	Alavés	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Atlético Madrid	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Sevilla	1	1	0	0	1	3
5	Villarreal	1	0	1	0	0	1
6	Racing	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Deportivo	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Elche	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Valencia	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Osasuna	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Athletic Club	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Real Sociedad	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Celta Vigo	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Rayo	1	0	0	1	-1	0
18	Málaga	1	0	0	1	-2	0
19	Levante	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Getafe	1	0	0	1	-3	0

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	M'gladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hamburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Köln	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Werder	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Schalke	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Paderborn	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Elversberg	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Inter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Napoli	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Como	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Atalanta	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Bologna	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lazio	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Udinese	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sassuolo	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Torino	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Parma	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Cagliari	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Fiorentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Genoa	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Lecce	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Venezia	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Frosinone	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Monza	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	PSG	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Lens	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lille	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lyon	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Rennes	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Monaco	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Strasbourg	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lorient	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Toulouse	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Paris FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Brest	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Angers	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Le Havre	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Auxerre	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Nice	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Troyes	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Le Mans	0	0	0	0	0	0